Friday, 21 May 2010 23:17
Nate Levick
HAPPY SUMMER, NORTH AMERICA!
Hopefully everyone is ready for the nice weather, rest and relaxation, and most importantly, DOTA!!
Recently, I had time to talk with renown NADS-celebrity, Ken. We discussed sipping on Country Time lemonade, hitting on girlies at the beach, and enjoying some good ol' fashioned NA-DotA! With the second coming of AzN well underway (first incarnation included ZhaoYun, March, and SabreStyle), we discussed the team in general, the incessant drama, as well as SECS and other tournaments.
glocks: How did team AzN come to be as we now know it?
!Ken: Well, it all started about 1 month ago when SeleCT and Ezzy finally decided to play SECS in the upcoming week. Back then I was a free agent, so SeleCT invited me to join them. Originally it was supposed to be me SeleCt, Ezzy, mystyle, and +1. I suggested Bulba since FyC was dying or dead. Drew learned about this days later and told me he wants to play with us, so of course we welcomed him. Kinda intended as a SECS-only team, but Bulba suggested that since we are doing pretty well in scrims/DP, why not rumble our ways into the competitive scene.
glocks: What are your specific roles on the team?
!Ken: Me- Hard Carry/Occasional Ganker
SeleCt- Plays everything but more of gank/jungler
Ezzy- Plays everything but mainly support
Biscaya- Carry/solo
Bulba- Semi-Carry/Ganker
glocks: What's one thing that no one else knows about team AzN?
!Ken: I know its kinda hard to believe but I don't see our team dying any time soon mainly because Ezzy is hella chill with everything. SeleCT can be a hot-headed person but never rushes big decisions and always opt for serious discussions and reflections with the whole team when we loses scrims against Nirvana or in DotA Pride. What I learn about Bulba is that as shady as he might be, one thing that you can count on him for is his loyalty to a team. I remember having to persuade him for ages to join MainLine from Pandemic although Pandemic was... you know, hint hint. As for Biscaya, I don't see the dynamic duo parting ways anytime soon. As for myself, I doubt I would be able to find any other teammates that would put up with my occasional whines (ok maybe a lot) during games.
glocks: How does the leadership work on team AzN-- is there one team captain, or is it more of a democratic process?
!Ken: SeleCT and Ezzy do all the in-game leading and calling. I kinda schedule matches, signup for tournaments, in short I am team's spokesperson outside the game. Bulba helps me out sometimes. But is it more of a democratic thing when it comes to everything else like getting new players etc.
glocks: What leagues or tournaments will we see Team AzN in?
!Ken: Firstly, we have already played our 2nd match for EMS VI Group A last Monday. We have also signed up for MYM Prime Defending #12, Razer Global Challenge Group C and FyC Tourney. Lastly, King of USA DotA tournament which I believe most of the community isn't aware of. However, there are two more major leagues that we would be apart of in the future but I can't announce them right now due to some privacy issues.
glocks: After the departure of x9.Naruto, are you guys looking to stick with a tight 5-man roster (Ken, Ezzy, SeleCT, Biscaya and Bulba) or possibly recruit more players?
!Ken: To be honest, I really loved playing with Frankie, but sadly intense stuff occurred between him and Bulba. Never seen him since then. As of this instant, we really want to find a solid 6th or even 7th just to keep our team more active in the afternoon to play with Euros. Kiddo is trying out with us right now though, it's kinda not official yet but I do hope he thrives to learn and keep up with us ASAP.
glocks: Does team AzN have any plans to attend the upcoming Chicago LAN?
!Ken: Our full team will be attending the Chicago LAN. No I am not joking, Bulba will be playing with us for that LAN. How? Why? Are you sure? Bulba? You kidding? No, I am serious. And myself and one of the gaming organizations are planning a possible LAN during August either in NY or CT. I will keep you guys updated regarding that LAN in a couple of weeks.
glocks: Any shoutouts?
!Ken: I would like to give a big shoutout to glocks4sale and to NgJianYang(MJC), WongJingXiang, TheronChua, XingKongJian (All SIngapore), my team AzN, unofficial team manager Live., Team eMg (Mikey, Ganked, Brax10, Juice, Lust), Team BC (Icylogik, Zigrakill), Team GDT (Taku, Sojji, Remy, Ehohhess, Kro), Team Edge (Na_no, jubei, brood), 5-s, naruto, inK, deadpres, persian_prince, March, Fear, Demon, my one and only fanboy Kevinsalu2 and whoeva else that i might have missed out since is 3 am in the morning.
NADS would like to thank Ken for taking the time for this interview, and wishes the best of luck to Team AzN in future play!
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Btw great interview :D